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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread two words; unrelated meaning; same spelling #38320 08/11/2001 5:00 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 MaxQ's post about "Palestine/Philistine" popped to mind a question illustrated by this limerick: . A male lepidopterist author . Waxed wrother and wrother and wrother, . Because his own brother . Had called him a mother . Instead of an eminent mother. Is there a term for pairs of words which, though spelled the same, are pronounced differently and have entirely unrelated meanings? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted two words; unrelated meaning; same spelling Keiva 08/11/2001 5:00 AM Post deleted by musick musick 08/11/2001 2:20 PM Re: two words; unrelated meaning; same spelling wwh 08/11/2001 9:07 PM Re: two words; unrelated meaning; same spelling Fiberbabe 08/12/2001 11:41 PM Re: two words; unrelated meaning; same spelling wwh 08/13/2001 12:57 PM Re: two words; unrelated meaning; same spelling Faldage 08/13/2001 1:03 PM Re: two words; unrelated meaning; same spelling wwh 08/13/2001 2:28 PM Re: two words; unrelated meaning; same spelling rodward 08/14/2001 7:28 AM Shew Bobyoungbalt 08/14/2001 4:34 PM Re: Strew Bingley 08/15/2001 8:08 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,287 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 8 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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